St. Mary's Catholic High School ( ) PSYCHOLOGY LTP GRADE 9 LONG TERM PLAN with CURRICULUM STANDARDS

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1 Term 1 CHAPTER 1: ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 1: ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY St. Mary's Catholic High School ( ) PSYCHOLOGY LTP GRADE 9 LONG TERM PLAN with CURRICULUM STANDARDS WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING THROUGH THE LIFESPAN CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING THROUGH THE LIFESPAN CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING THROUGH THE LIFESPAN CHAPTER 3: BIOLOGY OF THE MIND CHAPTER 3: BIOLOGY OF THE MIND CHAPTER 3: BIOLOGY OF THE MIND Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. (1) To define psychology; (2) (1) To enumerate the steps to (1) To cite the themes and To describe the main To describe the main To determine the aspects of (1) To define sensation and the (1) To examine the nature of To outline the historical roots scientific methods and identify issues of development; (2) To developmental milestones developmental milestones the study of the brain that basic principles of sensory perception; (2) To recognize and developments of psychology as a science the basic types of research methods; (2) To evaluate describe the main developmental milestones (i.e., the biological, cognitive, and social aspects) of (i.e., the biological, cognitive, and social aspects) of places it within the domain of psychology as a science system; (2) To illustrate the different types of senses the different functions of perception ethical considerations (i.e., the biological, cognitive, adolescence adulthood regarding research on humans and social aspects) of prenatal, infancy and childhood WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16 CHAPTER 4: LEARNING AND THINKING CHAPTER 4: LEARNING AND THINKING CHAPTER 4: LEARNING AND THINKING CHAPTER 4: LEARNING AND THINKING CHAPTER 5: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION CHAPTER 5: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION CHAPTER 5: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION CHAPTER 5: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION Term 1 Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. To explore the principles of To assess the different operant conditioning theories of emotions To examine the principles of classical conditioning (1) To discuss the process of memory; (2) To determine the connection between learning and memory (1) To define and describe intelligence; (2) To identify the determinants of intelligence To analyze and have an indepth look at one emotion: Happiness Learning Obj. To explain thirst and hunger as basic biological motivation Learning Obj. To explain achievement and self-esteem as social motivation WEEK 17 WEEK 18 WEEK 19 WEEK 20 WEEK 21 WEEK 22 CHAPTER 6: CONSCIOUSNESS AND SLEEP CHAPTER 6: CONSCIOUSNESS AND SLEEP CHAPTER 6: CONSCIOUSNESS AND SLEEP CHAPTER 7: PERSONALITY THEORIES CHAPTER 7: PERSONALITY THEORIES CHAPTER 7: PERSONALITY THEORIES CHAPTER 8: ABNORMALITY AND ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER 8: ABNORMALITY AND ADJUSTMENT Term 2 Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. To examine the altered states To name each of the common of consciousness psychological disorders To define what consciousness is and identify the levels of consciousness (1) To outline the natural states of consciousness; (2) To list the different sleep disorders To define and describe the basic components of Freud's model of the personality To discuss what trait theory is; To enumerate the different kinds of traits To explore the humanistic and biological perspectives of personality To outline the various approahes to disorders and psychotherapies WEEK 25 WEEK 26 WEEK 27 WEEK 28 CHAPTER 8: ABNORMALITY CHAPTER 8: ABNORMALITY CHAPTER 9: SOCIAL CHAPTER 9: SOCIAL AND ADJUSTMENT AND ADJUSTMENT PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY WEEK 29 WEEK 30 CHAPTER 10: ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIOR AND PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION WEEK 31 CHAPTER 10: ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIOR AND PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION WEEK 32 m 2 Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. Learning Obj. SION

2 Term (1) To define health pyschology and stress; (2) To name the social, emotional, and cognitive influences on health To give examples of programs designed to promote good health habits; (2) To summarize the various methods of coping with stress To define attitude and distinguish its three traditional components To explore the various theories relating to social influence and group processes (1) To define socialization; (2) To list the environmental determinants that explain how an individual behave in various situations and circumstances. To differentiate deprivation and stimulating environment REVIS GRADE 10 LONG TERM PLAN with CURRICULUM STANDARDS WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 Biology of the Eye Depth Cues Visual Illusion Gregory's Theory Muller-Lyer Experiment Human Ethics Gestalt Laws Comparing Gestalt and Gregory's Theory 1. To identify the key parts of 1. To recognize and 1. To identify different types of To understand the 1. To indentify ethical issues in 1. To identify examples of 1. To recognize the differences the eye and how they work. understand monocular and visual illusion. Gregory's illusion. experimental methods. experiment with human Gestalt laws. 2. between the Gestalt theory 2. To identify the key parts of the brain that relate to vision binocular depth cues. 2. To understand size constancy. 2. Conduct an experiment participants. 2. To understand ways to minimize this ethical issue. the Gestalt Theory of illusions. and Gregory's theory and their relative strengths and weaknesses. WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16 Schema Theory Bartlett Palmer,Carmicheal et al Eyewitness Testimony Experimental Method Drawing the Theories Revision Revision 1.To understand schema To understand how schema 1. To evaluate the 1. Explain how to answer 1. To practice answering exam 1. To be assessed and see if theory. Bartlett study. Palmer study. theory can apply to experimental method. questions on theories. questions. 2. To they are on target. 2. eyewitnesses. Carmichael et al study 2. To understand how the results of experiments can be presented. 2. Dsicuss how to answer the flawed study question. revisit materials both descriptions and evaluation. 3. To organize notes ready for main exams revision 2. To use a past paper to see level that will be required. 3. To record their progress. WEEK 17 WEEK 18 WEEK 19 WEEK 20 WEEK 21 WEEK 22 Neuron and Synaptic transmission Activation Synthesis Freud's Theory of Dreaming Dream Analysis Case stdudies, The little Hans Comparing case studies and experiment Comparing Freud's theory and activation-sysnthesis Sleep and sleep disorder clinic TERM 2 To identify the key parts of neuron and how it works. the activation- sysnthesis Freud's dream theory. To understand how dreams can be analysed. To understand and evalaute the case study method. To indentify the ethical issues in case studies. To recognize the differences between the theories and To briefly identify the nature of the need for sleep. model of dreaming. To understand how dream To understand and evalaute To compare the case study and their relative strengths and To understand sleep problems analysis can help in therapy. Freud's study of little Hans. experimental methods. weaknesses. and how a sleep clinic help to solve the problem. WEEK 25 WEEK 26 WEEK 27 WEEK 28 WEEK 29 WEEK 30 WEEK 31 WEEK 32 The work of pasychoanalyst Psychology careers and unit 1 research methods Biology of aggression and social Learning Anderson and Dill Study Content Analysis Methodology Revision Revision

3 TERM 2 To understand psychoanalyst: who they work for; their roles; how they use dream analysis; the qualifications and skills they need. To undestand the careers of educational, clinical and forensic psychologists. To recap case studies and experiments. To understand factors affecting aggression and the evidence for these including: brain areas, hormones and social learning. Anderson and Dill's study. Use Anderson and Dill's study to illustrate aspects of methodology and ehtics. Identify relevant key wordsor concepts and define them. To identify the key features of content analysis and evaluate the method. Conduct content analaysis of children's book, identify a sample, choose categories and tally them. To understand how the experiment and content analysis are used to investigate aggression. To revise topics on week 1-8 To revise topics on week 9 to 14 GRADE 11 LONG TERM PLAN with CURRICULUM STANDARDS WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 Censorship, Charlton et al and William et al. Nature-nurture debate Ramirez et al Study Educational Psychologists, What do educational psychologists do?; How can you become one? Classical Conditioning Therapies and Little Peter (What can psychologist do to help people with phobias) Clinical Psychologists (What do clinical psychologist do? How can you beomce one?) Social Learning Theory, comparing Classical Conditioning and SLT) Charlton et al study. William's et al study. To identify the types of censorship and reasons for them. To identify the concepts and To understand about To understand the principles evidence that support nature Ramirez study. educational psychologists of classical conditioning. and nurture arguments in Devise questionnaire for study *who they work for *their To understand how it can aggression. and try them out. explain phobias. roles *The qualifications they need *the skills they need To identify the main features of flooding and systematic desensitisation. To consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of the therapies. Jones's study To understand about clinical psychologists * who they worl for? *their roles *The qualifications they need * the skills they need. To understand the principles of SLT. To understand how it can explain phobias. To identify the similarities and differences between the SLT and CC. WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16 Animal Experiment (Ivan Pavlov) Evolutionary Preparedness Bennet-Levy and Marteau, Questionnaires and Heinrichs et al Biology of criminality Social explanation of criminality Nature-Nurture Debate To identify practical and ethical issues in animal experiments. To understand ways to minimize ethical issues. To understand the theory of preparedness. To use the theory of preparedness to predict likely phobic stimuli. Bennet-Levy and Marteau's study. To identify the key features of questionnaires and evaluate the method. Heinrichs et aal study. To understand the biological factors affecting criminality and the methods psychologists use to investigate them including: family studies, adoption studies and twin studies. To understand social factors affecting criminality, including: family factors, childrearing and self-fulfilling prophecy. To reapply understanding about the nature-nurture debate to a new area and consolidate that knowledge. REVISION WEEK 17 WEEK 18 WEEK 19 WEEK 20 WEEK 21 WEEK 22 Offender Profiling and practical, ethical issues Forensic psychologist Sigall and Osgrove's Study Madon et al, Theilgard Methodology

4 TERM 2 To apply the ideas of profiling to consolidate knowledge. To review the ethical and practical problems of gathering information from offenders To identify about forensic psychologists: Who they work for, their roles, the qualifications they need,the skills they need. Sigall and 's study. Replicate Sigall and Osgrove's study. Identify the important key point in the study. Evaluate the study in terms of ethical issues. Madon et al's and Theilgard's study. To identify examples of methodological issues and terms; researcher's bias, validity, sample size, social desirability, controls, socially sensitive research, generalisation, interview and correlation. WEEK 25 WEEK 26 WEEK 27 WEEK 28 WEEK 29 WEEK 30 WEEK 31 WEEK 32 TERM 2 Revision of Topic A and B Revision Topic C Revision Topic D Revision Topic E To practice answering exam questions. To To review the ideas learned in the topic and use them to To reapply ideas about the nature nurture debate to phobias. To use skills learned in the topic. revisit material both description and evaluation. illustrate arguments for and against the role of video games as To practice answering exam questions To practise exam questions about the topic. To organize notes ready for main exam revision. To a factor in children s behaviour. To revisit material both description and evaluation To review their Unit One mock at the end of Year 10 be assessed and see if they are on target. To To become familiar with exam-style questions. To organise notes ready for main exam revision To practise exam question using past papers Or review the use a past paper to see level that will be required. To practice answering exam questions To be assessed and see if they are on target past papers done over the last few weeks, to see areas of Topic B: To understand how to answer questions on studies and research methods and theories. To recap how to answer flawedstudy question. To revisit material both description and evaluation To organise notes ready for main exam revision To be assessed and see if they are on target To use a past paper to see level that will be required To use a past paper to see level that will be required weakness and redo them. Or focus on all multiple choice questions from as many past papers as are available... Or use questions and practise writing mark scheme answers Or give candidate answers from examiner s reports for students to mark Or they could mark the work of others (by agreement) GRADE 12 LONG TERM PLAN with CURRICULUM STANDARDS WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach 1. To understand the nature of 1. Describe and evaluate Describe and evaluate Tajfel s 1.To anaylze designing and Describe and evalaute ethical social psychology and social Milgram s (1963) study of (1970) Social identity theory as conducting questionnaires and guidelines influences on behavior by obedience and the Agency explanation of prejudice. interviews, considering by British Society research studies. theory of Obedience (Milgram. 2. Analyze Factors affecting researcher effects. (BPS) code of ethics 2. Discuss and introduce 1973) 2. prejudice (and discrimination), 2. Describe what an alternate and conduct (2009) including theories of obedience, Evalaute social impact theory including individual differences hypotheses? and evalaute the risk management including agency theory and (Latane' 1981). (personality), sample selection and when carrying out research in social impact theory. situation and culture. techniques. 1. Research into obedience, including Milgram s research into obedience and three of his variation. 2. Analyze factors affecting obedience and dissent/resistance to obedience, including individual differences (personality and gender), situation and culture. 1.Relate various Individual differences in obedience/prejudice Obedience is affected by personality. Prejudice can have an explanation linked to personality. 2. Evalaute developmental psychology in obedience/prejudice Obedience can be affected by gender and culture, which come from environmental effects. Prejudice can be affected by culture, which comes from environmental effects. 1.Analyze Qualitative and quantitative data. 2. Analysis of quantitative data: calculating measures of central tendency, frequency tables, graphical presentation using a bar chart, measures of dispersion (range and standard deviation). 3. Analysis of qualitative data using thematic analysis.

5 Cognitive Psychology: The multi-store model and Episodic and Semantic Memory Cognitive Psychology: Working Memory model and Reconstructive memory model. Cognitive Psychology: Classic study and contemporary study. Cognitive Psychology: Case studies and brain damage patients and analysis of data. Cognitive Psychology: Experimental Methods and Issues. Explore the multi-store model Describe the working memory Study and evaluate one classic study in cognitive psychology of memory and episodic and model and reconstructive and two other contemporary studies. semantic memory. memory of model. A) Explain weaknesses in using evidence from case studies of A) Describe the two types of experiment, field and laboratory patients with brain damage when exploring how memory experiment and evaluate them. B) Describe and evaluate the works. B) Assess the value of using evidence from case studies three participants design. of patients with brain damage when discussing models of memory in cognitive WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16 Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Social Approach Evalaute classic study Disucss and evalaute one Discuss one key question of Disuss various issuse and Disuss various issuse and Disuss various issuse and One practical research exercise Revision and assessment of Sherif et al. (1954/1961) contemporary study from the relevance to today s society, deabtes in social deabtes in social psychology: deabtes in social psychology: to gather data chapter 1. Intergroup conflict and following:burger (2009), discussed as a contemporary psychology:ethics, Practical Reductionism, Comparisons Nature-nurture, n relevant to topics covered in cooperation: The Robbers Reicher and Haslam (2006), issue for society rather issues in the design and between ways of explaining understanding of how social This Cave Experiment. Cohrs et al. (2012) than an academic argument. implementation behaviour using different psychological practical research exercise of research themes, Psychology as a understanding has developed must adhere to ethical science, Culture and gender. over time.issues of social principles in both content and control, The use of intention. psychological knowledge in society, Culture and gender. Cognitive Psychology: Statistics and analysis (and practicals) Cognitive Psychology: Designing and conducting practical investigation Cognitive Psychology: Conducting practical investigation Revision and Mock exam for Cognitive Psychology portion A. Discuss the course requirements for the practical A. Write the procedure of their practical investigation. investigation for cognitive B. Prepare the materials for this investigation. B. Explore the research method and design. C. Do research for the practical investigation C. Explain how to carry out the study. D. Conduct the investigation. A. Explain what features in a study need to be known in order for an appropriate statistical test to be chosen. B. Discuss the purpose of carrying out a statistical test on qualitative data. C. Discuss the use of inferential statistical test in A. To revise the previous topics of the lesson especially the theories of memories. And practice answering questions from the past papers. WEEK 17 WEEK 18 WEEK 19 WEEK 20 WEEK 21 WEEK 22 Biological Psychology: Brain Biological Psychology: Mode functioning including Biological Psychology: Biological Psychology: of function of heroin, aggression and brain Method in Biological Psychology: Correlation, Brain scanning, Correlation and analysis of Introduction to Biological Hormone: Freud's theory and neurotransmitters (and key lateralisation, evolution and Twin and adoption studies. correlation Psychology aggression (and key qiestion). questions) aggression (and key Practical questions)

6 TERM 2 A. Describe what is meant by biological psychology and explain its features. B. Describe what is meant by hormone and genes. A. Explain the mode of action of recreational drugs at the synapse in the brain. B. Evaluate what is known about the effect of recreational drugs on the transmission process in the brain. C. Use diagram to explain the structure of neuron in the brain. D. Explain how synaptic transmission takes place. E. Evaluate the process of synaptic transmission as a means of passing messages in the brain. A. Explain the brain areas according to how they might be linked to aggression. B. Evaluate the claim that it is the brain structures that gives aggression in someone. C. Explore as to what extent can the role of natural selection explain human aggression. A. Explain the role of hormone in human behavior such as aggression. B. Evaluate the role of hormone in aggression. C. Discuss the biological psychology in terms of how biology affects an individual s behavior. D. Explain Freud s theory of personality. E. Compare Freud s psychodynamic idea about aggression with biological explanation for aggression. A. Explain the differences between positive and negative correlation. B. Explain when a researcher would use a correlation design in C. Evaluate the use of correlations in A. Discuss the use of correlational analysis in psychology B. Explain what is meant by the line of best fit with regard to using a scatter diagram. C. Practice spearman test, doing the calculation and interpret the result. A. Outline the aim of the study using a correlation design. B. Describe how to gather the data for a correlation. C. Outline control used to make sure the data are either reliable or valid. D. Explain the aim(s)/ procedure, result and conclusion of the practical investigation that have been carried out within biological Learning Approach Learning Approach Learning Approach Learning Approach Learning Approach Learning Approach Learning Approach Leatning Objectives Describe and evaluate the main features of Operant conditioning Emphasize use of the observational research method including the Evalaute the study of Watson and Rayner (1920) Little Albert: Conditioned One key question of relevance to today s society, discussed as a contemporary gathering of both emotional reactions and other issue for society rather data. one is study in the Learning approach. than as an academic argument. Learning Approach Leatning Objectives To understand how learning from the environment effects conditioning, reinforcement, punishment, the role of reward and social learning on the organism. Describe and evalaute the main features of Classical conditioning Describe and evalaute the main features of social learning theory, including observation, imitation, modelling and vicarious reinforcement. 2. Bandura (1961, 1963) original Bobo doll experiments. Two observations in conducting the practical research exercise, students must: ensure that observa ons relate to an aspect of learned behaviour. ensure that observa ons enable the gathering of both data WEEK 25 WEEK 26 WEEK 27 WEEK 28 WEEK 29 WEEK 30 Classic and contemporary studies Biological psychology: Key Assumption Biological Psychology: Practical Investigation Biological Psychology: Key Issues A. Review how biological approach looks at chemical activity in A. Device and conduct one practical, which must be a A. Outline the key points of the brain, including how neurotransmitters act at synapse to enable messages to be transmitted. B. Examine how evolutionary perspective is included and how characteristics are inherited via genes. C. Explore how brain are laterised. correlation collecting interval/ratio data using independent group design. B. Carry out a spearman test and interpret the findings. C. Write up aim/ hypothesis, results and analysis of the study, using appropriate graph and a table of results and to draw conclusion. the issue that they are going to discuss, and why it is of interest to psychologists in the Biological Psychology. B. Explain the issue using concept, ideas and theories from the Biological Approach. Explore one classic study and two other contemporary studies from the Biological Approach. WEEK 31 WEEK 32 Mock exam : Biological Psychology A. Revise the content, methodology, studies, Key issues and the investigation that they designed. B. Look into the important key points. C. Use /practice using psychological terms in discussing points. Learning theories Learning theories Learning theories Learning theories Learning theories Learning theories Learning theories Learning theories RM 2

7 TER Evalaute the study of Watson and Rayner (1920) Little Albert: Conditioned emotional reactions and other one is study in the Learning approach. Evalaute one contemporary study from the following: 1.Becker et al. (2002) 2.Bastian et al. (2011) 3.Capafóns et al. (1998) Describe and evalaute one key question of relevance to today s society, discussed as a contemporary issue for society rather than as an academic argument. Two observations in conducting the practical research exercise, students must: ensure that observa ons relate to an aspect of learned behaviour. ensure that observa ons enable the gathering of both data analyse the findings to produce results, including using a chi squared test evaluate the studies in terms of validity, reliability, generalisability and credibility. 1.Evalaute Psychology as a science (e.g. in the methodology; in the explicit focus of behaviourism on the measurable). 2.Analyze how culture relates to reinforcement patterns in learning theory as well as social learning theory. 1.Evalaute Psychology as a science (e.g. in the methodology; in the explicit focus of behaviourism on the measurable). 2.Analyze how culture relates to reinforcement patterns in learning theory as well as social learning theory. Evalaute Nature-nurture debate in learning theories. Revision and assessment of Chapter 4. GRADE 13 LONG TERM PLAN with CURRICULUM STANDARDS GRADE 13 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 Child Psychology Child Psychology Child Psychology Child Psychology Child Psychology Child Psychology Child Psychology Child Psychology 1. Analyze terms like 1.Research into day care, 1. Relate Individual differences Evalaute the use of the 1.Evalaute the use of the crosscultural 1.Describe and Evalaute study Evaluate one issue of One practical research exercise attachment, deprivation and privation. including advantages and disadvantages for the child, in child psychology: 2. Relate developmental observational research method in research method, including the Strange of van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988) relevance to today s society, explaining to gather data relevant to topics covered in 2. Describe and evaluate and what makes good psychology and child child psychology, including the Situation, in child Crosscultural the issue and applying child This Bowlby s work on attachment. 3.Evalaute Ainsworth s work and poor-quality day care. 2. Analayze cross-cultural psychology: gathering of both psychology, including naturenurture issues and patterns of attachment. 2.Evalaute one contemporary concepts, theories and/or research (as appropriate) practical research exercise must adhere to ethical on attachment, including types research into attachment data (including issues of cross-sectional versus study from the following: drawn from child psychology principles in both content and of attachment and the Strange Situation procedure. types and nature-nurture issues that arise about development. 3. Describe Autism: tallying). longitudinal designs. 2. Analyze ethics of researching with children. a.cassibba et al. (2013) b.gagnon-oosterwaal et al. (2012) c. Li et al. (2013) as given in this specification. intention. In conducting the practical research exercise. Emphasize the importance of clinical psychology and its usefulness in explaining and treating mental health issues, also about different ways of treating them, including counselling and drug treatments. 1.Diagnose some mental disorders, including deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger. 2.Classify systems (DSM IVR or DSM V, and ICD) for mental health, including reliability and validity of diagnoses. Describe Schizophrenia and one other disorder from anorexia nervosa, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and unipolar depression. 1.Understand the treaments for schizophrenia and the other disorder, 2. Discuss two treatments for each disorder. The two for schizophrenia must come from different topic areas. The two for the other chosen disorder must come from different topic areas. 1. Emphasize on awareness of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) guidelines for clinical practitioners. 2. Researching mental health, The use of longitudinal, crosssectional, crosscultural methods, meta-analysis, and the use of primary and secondary data. Describe and Evaluate the study of Rosenhan (1973) On being sane in insane places. Discuss and evaluate one contemporary study on schizophrenia and any other mental disorder. One key question of relevance to today s society, discussed as a contemporary issue for society rather than an academic argument. One practical research exercise to gather data relevant to topics covered in clinical This practical research exercise must adhere to ethical principles in both content and intention. Content analysis that explores attitudes to mental health. GRADE 13 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16

8 Explain the criminal behaviour - biological and learning, inlcuding gender and key issues. Explore the social reason for criminal behaviour. Describe the cognitive interview and understand offending behaviour. Explore the different treatments for offenders in order to avoid reoffending. Evaluate eyewitness reliability and cognitive interview 1.Identify factors influencing eye-witness testimony, including consideration of reliability. 3.Discuss factors influencing jury decision-making, including characteristics of the defendant and pre-trial publicity, including studies in this area. Explore one classic study in criminal psychology and look into other contemporary studies. Methodolgy: a.research methods b. Case studies. c.issues of reliability, validity, objectivity, credibility and ethics in research in criminological d.data analysis. Health Psychology Health Psychology Health Psychology Health Psychology Health Psychology Health Psychology Health Psychology Health Psychology 1.Evalaute issues around drug taking, including addiction, tolerance, physical and psychological dependency, withdrawal. 2.Anayze explanations of drug addiction, biological vs learning explanation. 1.Describe and anayzle 1.Evalaute the use of animal 1. Evalaute classic study of Describe and analyze one issue One practical research exercise Treatments for drug addiction. laboratory experiments to Olds and Milner (1954). of relevance to today s society to gather data 2. Evalaute two treatments study drugs. 2. evalaute one contemporary and to relevant to topics covered in each for alcohol, heroin and 2.Disucss ethics of using study from the following: explain the issue apply health This nicotine animals to study drugs. a.mundt et al. (2012) concepts, theories and/or practical research exercise addiction, including aversion b.dixit et al. (2012) research (as appropriate) must adhere to ethical therapy. c.pengpid et al. (2013) drawn from health principles in both content and 3. Anaylze one anti-drug psychology as given in this intention. campaign and the specification. In conducting the practical psychological research exercise. strategies behind it. 1.Relate individual differences in health psychology: Biological and social factors in drug misuse can include effects dependent on differences in the individual, such as personality. 2.Realte developmental psychology and health psychology: Social interac ons during development can lead to drug misuse, including learning. 3. Evalaute two research methods using humans to study drugs. Ethics of using human participants to study drugs. 4. Evalaute the use of crosscultural research, including naturenurture issues related to drug misuse. Analyze issues and debates in health psychology: Ethical Prac cal issues in the design and implementation of research. Reduc onism Comparisons between ways of explaining behaviour using different themes. Psychology as a science Culture Nature-nurture An understanding of how psychological understanding has developed over time. WEEK 17 WEEK 18 WEEK 19 WEEK 20 WEEK 21 WEEK 22 Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills

9 TERM 2 1.To draw a synoptic view on other areas of the qualification in order to understand conceptual and methodological issues. 2.will develop an understanding of how to use theories and evidence from many areas of psychology and apply them to the issues. 1.Discuss the types of data: data; primary and secondary data. 2.Sampling techniques 3. Experimental/research designs 4. Hypotheses: null, alternate, experimental; directional and nondirectional. 5. Questionnaires and interviews: open, closed. 1.Describe the importance of Experiments: laboratory and field; independent and dependent variables. 2.Discuss Observations 3. Additional research methods and techniques: twin and adoption studies, animal experiments, case studies as used in different areas of psychology, scanning (CAT, PET, fmri), content analysis, correlational research, longitudinal and crosssectional, cross-cultural and metaanalysis. Control issues: counterbalancing, order effects, experimenter effects, social desirability, demand characteristics, participant variables, situational variables, extraneous variables, confounding variables, operationalisation of variables. Understand Descriptive statistics measures of central tendency, frequency tables, graphs (bar chart, histogram, scatter diagram), normal distribution. Produce, handle, interpret data-including drawing comparisons (e.g. between means of two sets of data). Students do not need to know formulae but are expected to be competent in simple mathematical steps. Understand Inferential statistics Decision making and interpretation Levels of measurement. Appropriate choice of statistical test. The criteria for and use of Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon, Spearman s, chi squared. Use of cri cal value tables, one- and two-tailed testing. Levels of significance, including knowledge of standard statistical terminology. 1.Discuss methodological issues: validity (internal, predictive, ecological), reliability, generalisability, objectivity, subjectivity (researcher bias), credibility. 2.Analysis of qualitative data 3. Conventions of published psychological research: abstract, introduction, aims and hypotheses, method, results, discussion; the process of peer review. 1. Describe the important ethical issues in research using humans, including risk assessment when carrying out research in 2.Discuss the ethical issues in research using animals. TERM 2 1. Describe the important ethical issues in research using humans, including risk assessment when carrying out research in 2.Discuss the ethical issues in research using animals. 1.Draw on and compare studies from the classic study section throughout the qualification. 2. Review synoptically the classic studies of psychology in terms of issues and debates. 3. Synoptic review of studies 4. Use principles of understanding, evaluation and synopticity on unseen material. 1.Discuss the issues and debates sections in each topic area for examples of how to apply each of the topic areas of 2. Ethical issues in research (animal and human). 1. Practical issues in the design and implementation of research. 2.Reductionism in the explanation of behaviour. 3.Comparisons of ways of explaining behaviour using different themes. 1.Describe psychology as a science. 2.Cultural and gender issues in psychological research. 3.The role of both nature and nurture in 4.An understanding of how psychological understanding has developed over time. 1.Evalaute the use of psychology in social control. 2.The use of psychological knowledge in society. 3. Describe Issues and debates related to sociallysensitive research. REVISION